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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Thomas' favorite bar in Cuba?

2. What does Thomas offer the German soldier to help his pain?

3. What does Bobby say about Thomas and Roger as they discuss the swordfish?

4. What does Bobby expect from the arriving people as he and Thomas are discussing the painting?

5. What kind of boat does an islander tell Thomas passed by their island earlier?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when one of the yachtsmen sees the picture Thomas painted for Bobby?

2. What do Henry and Antonio do to help Thomas sleep, and how does Thomas receive this kindness?

3. What does Thomas dream about when he sleeps on the beach, and what happens when he wakes up?

4. How does Tom die?

5. Why does Thomas think a German body was found on the island in Chapter I?

6. What does Audrey come to Thomas' house to do, and where does she first hear about Thomas?

7. What does Thomas do when he runs into his first wife in Cuba?

8. What happens when the prank is pulled on the yachtsmen?

9. What are Eddy and Joseph doing all night after the swordfish gets away?

10. What happens when Thomas and Willie have a small dispute after the crew catches a fish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Audrey was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Responsibility and coming-of-age were two themes that were interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

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